One of the UK’s largest trade unions is taking legal action against Bolt in a bid to force the ride-hailing service to reclassify its drivers as workers so they get …
Britain hands billions to projects linked to labour abuse and climate damage
The British government has provided more than £5bn in the past three years to overseas energy and infrastructure projects linked to labour abuses and environmental damage, according to documents and …
Indian supplier to UK fashion brands agrees to pay £3m in unpaid wages
India’s largest garment company has paid out an estimated £3m in unpaid wages to tens of thousands of workers, after two years of refusing to pay the legal minimum wage. …
Christopher Johnson v. Transopco UK Ltd.
Here is the judgment from UK Employment Appeal Tribunal finding no employment relationship. Mr_Christopher_Johnson_v_Transopco_UK_Ltd__2022__EAT_6
‘Worst fashion wage theft’: workers go hungry as Indian suppliers to top UK brands refuse to pay minimum wage
Garment workers making clothes for international brands in Karnataka, a major clothing production hub in India, say their children are going hungry as factories refuse to pay the legal minimum …
UK High Court Decision: United Trade Action Group v. Transport for London
Here is the full decision of the UK High Court ruling that the Uber business is unlawful. United Trade Action Group v. Transport for London
UK High Court deals huge blow to Uber-style ride-hailing contracts
In a landmark court decision against Uber, the U.K. High Court has ruled that its business model is unlawful. The decision — which reboots the application of London’s regulations around private hire …
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The P&O debacle shows that UK labour law needs an overhaul
“A few years ago, P&O ferries with names like Spirit of Britain and Pride of Kent were under the UK flag with mostly UK-based crew on an average salary of …